Leadership Principles and Purpose

Preface: Future-Focused Leadership. About the Author. Introduction. PART I GAINING INSIGHT. 1 Leadership Essentials. 2 Invisible Tripwires. 3 Motivation and Commitment. 4 Leadership Insights. 5 Authentic Leadership. 6 Developing Capability. 7 Coaching for Exceptional Results. 8 Developing Potential. PART II TAKING ACTION. 9 Achieving Future-Focus. 10 Module 1: Elements of High Performance. 11 Module 2: Effectiveness at Work. 12 Module 3: The Work Preference Report. 13 Module 4: Analysis and Problem-Solving. 14 Module 5: Developing Opportunities. 15 Module 6: Working with People. 16 Module 7: Personal Impact and Influence. 17 Module 8: Effective Decision-Making. 18 Module 9: Focusing on Outcomes. 19 Module 10: Summary and Review. PART III SUPPLEMENTAL READING. ChatGPT Comments. Intangibles, Corporate Culture and Value. ESG Requirements and 'Returns to Shareholders'. Ethics, Values and Superordinate Principles. 'First Principles' vs Superordinate Principles. AGI and Leadership Capability. Job Demands-Resources and Job Crafting. Doughnut Economics and Leadership. The Concept of 'Emotional Labour'. Legacy Thinking and a Quantum Future. The Consequences of Systemic Educational Deficits. The Impact of Performance-Related Pay. Super-Ps and Post-Modernist Theory. Appendix 1: Superordinate Principles and Self-Determination Theory. Appendix 2: The Team Index: Creating Conditions for High Performance. Appendix 3: Bayesian Reasoning and Occam's Razor. Appendix 4: How Principles Get Hijacked. Index.